LÍNGUAS DE FOGO, Portuguese for TONGUES OF FIRE, is a queer Amazonian comedy-horror, shot in Brazil in 2022. It tells the story of two missionaries traveling through the forest, searching for the last uncontacted tribe, in the lost city of Ragatanga. On the way, they produce the last documentary. Lost in the jungle, they face supernatural threats that put their faith, and their sanity, to the test.
AWARDS
BEST COMEDY, Tokyo Sukiyaki Theaters. Tokyo, Japan.
BEST PICTURE, BEST UNDERGROUND FEATURE, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE, BEST FOREIGN FEATURE, BEST LGBTQIA+ FILM, LA Underground Film Forum. Los Angeles, USA.
"Quirky, stylish and dangerous, director Zé Kielwagen created a controversial film that marries religion and absurdness, with dreamy sensuosity that is so at ease with its own mischief, Tongues of Fire encourages us to not turn away from our strangeness, but instead, lean into it to find our true selves." - Los Angeles Underground Film Forum
SCREENINGS
2025
10th Terror Córdoba. Official selection. Córdoba, Argentina.
10th CineCaos. Official selection. Goiânia, Brazil.
Los Angeles Underground Film Forum. Official selection. The Hudson Theatre, LA USA.
AURORA Festival de Cinema Fantástico.Official selection. Espaço Cultural José Lins do Rêgo, João Pessoa, Brazil.
2024
Tokyo Sukiyaki Theaters. Official selection. Tokyo, Japan.
8º Festival Ecrã. Official selection. Estação Net Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
original sound track by L Borgia Rossetti